The file consists of printed electoral lists from 1896 to 1980 and two maps, one of Sherbrooke and the other of Megantic-Compton, Orford and Saint-François. The file provides information on electors in the electoral districts of Sherbrooke, Megantic-Compton Stanstead, and the Township of Cleveland (subdivision A). The lists are divided into urban polling-subdivisions and contain data such as electors' names, surnames, occupations and addresses.
The file contains primary source information on Saad Gabr's development plans in North Hatley from 1979 to 1980. It consists newspaper clippings and correspondence to Page and Hally Dame from Isabel Dobell, Emily LeBaron and Charlotte Detchon regarding Gabr news.
The file consists of four diaries: one diary of a farmer from Lacolle, dated 1836-1839, divided up into three booklets; a photocopy of "The Farm Journal of P.H. Gosse from the Season of 1837"; "The Farmers' Manual and Complete Accountant", edited and compiled by J.L. Nichols and Co., dated 1895, filled out by Bonn Little ca. 1903, North Hatley; and Mr. Dufy's diary covering the years 1903-1909. The file provides information on the development of agriculture in the Eastern Townships. Many details are provided on the following subjects: weather forecasting, cattle breeding, transportation, health, and cultural and political events such as the Rebellion of 1837. The farmers' manual contains general information on farming accountancy and records of production.
Item is a photograph of John McCammon's family in the late 1930s.
The file consists of one schedule. It gives information on Eastern Townships radio broadcasts from 5 to 11 October 1941. It also contains the names of national sponsors during October 1941.
The file consists of one school roll dated from 1 July 1856 to 1 July 1859 and a collection roll for school rates dated from 1 July 1859 to 30 June 1863. The file provides an alphabetical list of Ascot names and the corresponding lots, ranges and acres, and school taxes due and paid by Ascot inhabitants.
The file consists of one detailed student report from Ulverton dated 1909 and signed by James Lester; two enrollment and examination reports for Danville Academy dated 1917, and a "Permanent Record of Progress" from Hampden, Compton County, for 1919 to 1936. The file provides information on the pupils' names, grade levels, and marks, as well as the names of teachers.
The file consists of a copy of the act of incorporation of the Beebe Plain Advent Camp Meeting Association and one incomplete transcription of the act of incorporation, undated and unsigned. The file provides information on the aim of the association, its management and its location in Beebe Plain.
The file consists of lyrics and music sheets for nine songs: a photocopy of "Chansons d'autrefois, collection de bonnes vieilles chansons"; "Beautiful Memphremagog", words by Myrtle Hand Parsons, music by L.A. Clark, 1913; "Where the Upper Mississippi Winds It's Way", words by Arthur E. Randel, music by Burt Wallace, 1913; "An Original Hymn" by E. S. Orr to be sung at the Methodist Church of Cookshire, 20 June 1897; a photocopy of the song "Sherbrooke", written and composed by A. E. J. McCreary as a souvenir of the visit to Sherbrooke of the Dowager Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava; "Cookshire Millsong", 1890; a photocopy of "Chanson de fileuse" created by Kathleen Shea, music by Eugene Caron, words by Alfred DesRochers; "In the Good Old E.T.", words and accompaniment by Bertha Weston Price, Woodland Bay, Quebec; "Fair Massawippi Lake", words and music by Bertha Weston Price, Sherbrooke.
The item are lyrics to the "Cookshire Mill Song," composed by William Frazier around 1890.
The file provides information on Bob O'Donnell, from Danville, who was a CHLT announcer and singer nicknamed "the Wispering Irish tenor". The file consists of a photocopy of Bob O'Donnell's scrapbook, which includes membership cards of clubs and associations, as well as clippings on some of his relatives and on CHLT radio station; one photograph of a group of students involved in the Jeunesse catholique étudiante in Victoriaville in 1919-1920; a photograph of four men in 1935; and an original of a caricature of former Record editor and sportswriter Leonard "Len" O'Donnell, published in The Sherbrooke Daily Record.
Item is the programme for the festival Hommage aux premiers arrivants écossais / Honor to the first Scottish Settlers which took place in Lake Megantic in 1996.
The file consists of a photocopy of a manuscript, dated 1876, about the genealogy of the Hurd family in Newport Township. Edmund Heard settled in Newport in 1794. The file provides data such as names, dates of birth and death, and the place of settlement. The file also includes a copy of a brief history of the family from the 11th century until the 19th century.
The file contains the ledger of Thomas McCaw, a Montreal businessman and principal owner of the Ascot Mines (also called the Haskell Hill Mining works). It provides information on the accountancy of the Ascot Mines.
The file consists of two ledgers from the Joseph Edwin George General Store in Inverness: one sale book dating from 19 December 1902 to 27 January 1917 and one balance account book dating from December 1900 to May 1912.
The file consists of a promissory note issued by Alexander Tilloch Galt in Lennoxville for the amount of $3000, dated 5 April 1865, and paid out by the Casco National Bank in Portland.
The file consists of a receipt and an insurance policy issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, located at 1 Madison Avenue, New York, dated 6 June 1924, in the name of Antonio Tremblay for the amount of $1000. The file provides information on a personal insurance policy and its procedures.
The file contains primary source material on tourism in the Sutton area from the early 1900s. It consists of an advertisement outlining the attractions Sutton can offer to tourists. The advertisement includes images of the surrounding landscape and includes Grace Anglican Church in Sutton, Legrage Falls, Balance Rock, the Pinnacle, Sutton Methodist Church, the Canadian Mohonk, and Billing's cascade.
The item is a souvenir writing paper pad produced for North Hatley, published by Atkinson Bros., from 1908. It belonged to Nettie Tatham Parker (1889-1950).
The file consists of a document from the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada, Ottawa, dated 6 July 1966. It provides information on the removal of the station agent and of the Lennoxville railway station.
The file consists of two issues of the newspaper The Miner: Vol 1, September 1891, and Vol. 2, June 1892, published in Capelton Mines.
The item is an issue of the newspaper Richmond Guardian: Vol. XXVIII, No. 1433, dated 21 August 1885.
The item is an issue of the newspaper The Richmond Times-Guardian, Vol. 60, No. 53, dated 9 October 1914.
The subseries file contains primary source information on the Bell Telephone Company of Canada in Sherbrooke in 1944. It consists of one telephone directory for Sherbrooke and vicinity, dated June 1944. It also includes information for Lennoxville, Asbestos, Ayer's Cliff, Bishopton, Black Lake, Bury, Coaticook, Compton, Cookshire, Danville, Disraeli, East Angus, East Broughton, East Hereford, Garthby, Inverness, La Patrie, Laurierville, Leeds, Lyster, Magog, Marbleton, Megantic, North Hatley, Plessisville, Richmond, Rock Island, St. Ferdinand de Halifax, St. Malo, Sawyerville, Scotstown, Thetford Mines, Victoriaville, Waterville, and Windsor.
Bell Telephone Company of Canada (The)The file contains information on Margaret Merrill from the 1950s to 1966. It consists of photographs of Margaret Merrill (including one photograph of Margaret with Kay Goodfellow) and a newspaper article about Margaret's work as a laboratory technician for the Sherbrooke Hospital.
Merrill, Margaret E.Item is a mimeographed letter from the Office of the Inspector of Superior Schools in Quebec City, John Parker, to Edwin Howe Esq. dated 7 January 1904, informing the East Hatley School Board of an upcoming visit on Wednesday, 20 January, 1904.
Item is a letter from John Wadleigh to H.A. Odell regarding the performance of Miss Lamb as an instructor at the Ulverton Model school, dated 1884.